The station is open Plaisance in 1937. Its name comes from the castle of Maine who stood in the seventeenth century century and had a huge park. The ensemble was bought in 1842 by a Mr. Couesnon surveyor whose son took charge of the subdivision. Thus was born between 1858 and 1860 the district of Plaisance, which became one of the largest islands unhealthy Paris. La Compagnie General omnibus rasa the castle to install its garages.